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Defamation Act · 2000 Revised Edition
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An agreement for indemnifying any person against civil liability for libel in respect of the publication of any matter shall not be unlawful unless at the time of the publication that person knows that the matter is defamatory, and does not reasonably believe there is a good defence to any action brought upon it.